4. Background
Contract subject matter specialists
Some have never taught before
5 Program units, many different programs
delivered by each
No collective ProD for online instructors
Past program-related ProD has been
intermittent and not been sustained
5. Planning and Development
The idea
Out of website development and
interviews with instructors
The proposal
Funding request
Discussions with staff
6. Planning and Development
The plan
Invite instructors to tell us what they
want to know
Choose a topic (creating community
online)
Hire a facilitator
Plan the session around a model for
creating community
7. The Workshop
Invited instructors to register for workshop(s)
First one, November, 2012
17 instructors and 4 program coordinators as
well as DE colleagues
Mix of presentation and discussion (large
group and small group)
Send all participants a book as a “reward”
8. Debrief right after session (discussion with
planners and facilitator)
Reviewed notes from session
Meeting with colleagues for suggestions
for revisions
Flow and timing needed to be adjusted
Reworked discussion questions
Debrief and Revisions
11. Concluding Remarks
Involve appropriate parties
2 hour session seemed to work
Group discussion worked well
It was encouraging to see that instructors
were interested and engaged!